Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
Volume 3
General Editor: Leon Morris
Luke
An Introduction and Commentary
Leon Morris
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© Leon Morris 1974, 1988
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First published 1974
Second edition 1988
Reprinted in this format 2008
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
UK ISBN: 978-1-84474-269-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Morris, Leon, 1914–2006.
Luke: an introduction and commentary / Leon Morris.
p. cm.—(Tyndale New Testament commentaries; v. 3)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8308-2982-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. Luke—Commentaries. I. Title.
BS2595.53
226.4/07—dc22
2007004519
US ISBN: 978-0-8308-4233-9
The relationship of Luke to the other Gospels
The original Tyndale Commentaries aimed at providing help for the general reader of the Bible. They concentrated on the meaning of the text without going into scholarly technicalities. They sought to avoid ‘the extremes of being unduly technical or unhelpfully brief’. Most who have used the books agree that there has been a fair measure of success in reaching that aim.
Times, however, change. A series that has served so well for so long is perhaps not quite as relevant as it was when it was first launched. New knowledge has come to light. The discussion ...
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About Luke: An Introduction and CommentaryThe keynote of the Gospel of Luke is God’s love. Luke was “obviously a man of culture, with an appreciation of the beautiful, and he could write well. But it is not any or all of these that accounts for the beauty of this writing. Rather it is the way the love of God shines through in parable and saying and story of Jesus. Luke’s theme is a grand one and he treats it at some length. His Gospel is the longest of the four, and when Acts is added he has written more of the New Testament than any other single writer. Clearly, a study of his writings is important for the student of the New Testament,” begins Leon Morris in his introduction to this commentary. |
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